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by Glenn Chapman Agence France Presse SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Apple’s new HomePod speaker may be music to the ears of its loyal fans, but how much it can crank up volume in the smart speaker market remains to be heard. Apple unveiled its long-awaited HomePod at its annual developers conference taking place this week in the heart of Silicon Valley, enticing lovers of its products with a high-end offering in a market dominated […]
POLANCO, Zamboanga del Norte (Eagle News) – Umabot sa mahigit 700 na kabataan ang nakilahok sa isinagawang Summer Youth Camp 2017 sa Zamboanga del Norte. Ginanap ito sa Polanco Gym, Polanco noong Hunyo 2 at 3 na may temang “Kabataang ayaw sa iligal na droga.” Pinangunahan ito ng mga kinatawan ng lokal na pamahalaan, ang Department of the Interior and Local Government, Philippine National Police at Department of Social Welfare and Development. Ipinahayag ni Atty. Clemente Carollo, Jr. kung paano niya […]
by Andrew Beatty, Ian Geoffrey Timberlake and David Harding Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — United States President Donald Trump urged Gulf unity Tuesday in remarks released just hours after he appeared to back Saudi Arabia and its regional allies’ decision to sever ties with Qatar. In an abrupt and sweeping move, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain announced Monday they were cutting diplomatic relations and closing air, sea and land links with […]
by Laura Mannering Agence France Presse HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbor is one of the world’s busiest ports, but every morning daring elderly swimmers dive in to its choppy waters against a teeming backdrop of ferries, cargo ships and fishing boats. The city’s older generations fill public spaces as the sun rises, practising sword dancing and tai chi, or playing impromptu games of badminton. On the western tip of Hong Kong Island, […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Global stock markets mostly retreated Tuesday, two days before a British general election and congressional testimony from fired former Federal Bureau of Investigation chief James Comey. Britons head to the polls on Thursday, the same day the European Central Bank (ECB) will announce its latest interest rate decision, and Comey will face a congressional panel probing the connection between President Donald Trump’s campaign and Russia. “There has been a clear […]
Hits local terrorists for embracing a foreign ISIS ideology (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte urged government forces to kill and destroy Islamic militants in Marawi City, saying so many lives of his soldiers and policemen had been lost that he would not stop until he had “crushed” those who have sided with a “foreign ideology” in Mindanao. “I am ordering you to crush, pulbusin ninyo ang kalaban natin. Kasi hindi ito pangkaraniwan… When I say crush […]
VIRGINIA, United States (Reuters) — Technology company Draper has revealed the latest steps toward fusing technology with animals, releasing a behind-the-scenes look at its DragonflEye project which aims to influence the behavior of dragonflies. Researchers from Draper and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute at the Janelia Research Campus have been developing a technology based on optrodes which would enable them to control the flight path of dragonflies. The optrodes, sometimes known as optical fibers, can […]
FLORENCE , Italy (AFP) — Amal Clooney gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl, on Tuesday, her husband George Clooney’s publicist said, the first children for the international human rights lawyer and her movie star spouse. Amal Clooney and the Oscar-winning star of films like “Ocean’s Eleven” and “Three Kings” married in Italy in 2014, making them one of the world’s biggest celebrity couples. “This morning Amal and George welcomed Ella and Alexander […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — Qatar must “change their policies” and stop supporting “extremist groups,” the Saudi foreign minister said Tuesday in Paris, a day after his nation and its allies cut off ties with the Gulf state. “They have to change their policies” and “stop supporting extremist groups,” Adel Al-Jubeir told reporters, adding that Qatar needed “to act like a normal country.” Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates severed diplomatic ties and […]
by Jim Slater Agence France Presse ClEVELAND, United States (AFP) — A year after making history but falling one game short of an NBA title, the Golden State Warriors are focused on capturing the crown, not a possible unbeaten playoff run. The Warriors remained perfect in the 2017 post-season by sweeping the first two games of the NBA Finals at home and enter game three Wednesday at Cleveland on a record 14-0 playoff win streak — […]
